Young people are ready to change the world. Will leaders let them?

Without diversity in the upper echelons of government, political decisions and policy choices are easily taken without meaningfully including those most affected.

Jaya Scott, Prativa Baral, Michael Lecchino, and Hargun Kaur, pictured outside of the Embassy of Canada in Berlin on May 17, were the Canadian youth delegates to the G7 Youth Summit in Berlin this year as part of the official G7 youth dialogue, the Y7. Michael Lecchino photograph courtesy of Canadian Y7 Delegates

Opinion

BY JAYA SCOTT, PRATIVA BARAL, HARGUN KAUR, AND MICHAEL LECCHINO

August 8, 2022

The expectations on leaders to deliver bold solutions at the G7 this June were big: solutions for looming famine, climate ambition, pandemic preparedness, and runaway inflation were anticipated. Ultimately, the summit

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